The Empire cast has released 4 soundtrack albums, twelve extended plays (EPs), and 29 singles. Empire features on-screen performance-based musical numbers, which are original songs of popular songs, with genres ranging from R&B to pop and Rap & Hip-Hop.
| Empire cast discography | |
|---|---|
| EPs | 12 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
| Singles | 29 |
For the first season, the group's debut album, Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1, was released by Columbia Records on March 10, 2015, The soundtrack received positive critical reception and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, 110,000 copies in the first week.[1][2] On September 11, 2015, another soundtrack titled Empire: The Complete Season 1 was released containing every song heard on the show that weren't included on the official soundtrack.[3] As of December 2015, the album has sold 470,000 total copies in the United States.[4] In January 2016, the album was certified Gold in the United States.[5]
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CAN | FRA | IRL | NZ | SWI | UK [6] |
US [7] | |||||
| Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 |
|
31 | 25 | 51 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 |
|
— | — | 171 | — | — | — | 74 | 16 | |||
| Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 26 | |||
| Empire: The Complete Season 2 |
|
— | — | 66[13] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Season 1: 2015
edit| Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | CAN | FRA [14] |
GER | NZ | SWI | UK [6] |
US R&B /HH |
US R&B |
US [15] | ||
| "Good Enough" (feat. Jussie Smollett) | 54 | — | 60 | 25 | — | 55 | — | 33 | 13[16] | 106 | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 |
| "No Apologies" (feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz) | — | — | 195 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 123 | |
| "Up All Night" (Jamal's 2015 Version) (feat. Jussie Smollett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Keep It Movin'" (feat. Serayah McNeill) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "War of the Roses" (feat. Jim Beanz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Drip Drop" (feat. Yazz and Serayah McNeill) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Keep Your Money" (feat. Jussie Smollett) | — | — | 181 | 91 | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | 99 | |
| "You're So Beautiful" (feat. Jussie Smollett and Yazz) | — | — | 79 | 42 | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 47 | |
| "Nothing But a Number" (feat. Yazz and Naomi Campbell) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lola" (feat. Jussie Smollett and Yazz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You're So Beautiful" (White Party Version) (feat. Jussie Smollett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You're So Beautiful" (Full Cast Version) (feat. Estelle, Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett, Yazz and Serayah McNeill) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You're So Beautiful" (90s Version) (feat. Terrence Howard) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What the DJ Says" (feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Take Me To the River" (feat. Courtney Love) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Nothing To Lose" (feat. Terrence Howard and Jussie Smollett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Live In The Moment" (107 Edit) (feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jay Jazz Plus One" (Instrumental) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "For My God" (feat. Jennifer Hudson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Come Away With Me" (feat. Jussie Smollett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Black & Blue" (feat. V. Bozeman) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "All of the Above" (feat. Jussie Smollett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Other charted songs
editA number of songs that were not specifically released as singles, but could still be individually downloaded from their albums/EPs, received enough individual downloads to appear on the singles charts.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CAN | FRA [14] |
GER | POR Dig. |
IRL | NZ | SWI | UK [6] |
US [15] | ||||
| "What is Love" (feat. V. Bozeman) | 2015 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | |
| "Keep Your Money" (feat. Jussie Smollett) | — | — | 181 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | |||
| Conqueror (feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett) | — | — | 157 | 87 | 3 | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | |||
| "Powerful" (feat. Jussie Smollett and Alicia Keys) | — | — | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Empire: Season 2 Vol. 1 | ||
| Boom Boom Boom Boom (feat. Terrence Howard, Bre-Z) | 2016 | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ United States sales figures for Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 as of December 2015.
References
edit- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 17, 2015). "'Empire' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Madonna Arrives at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: "Empire," Drake & Big Sean | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHopDX". hiphopdx.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Empire: The Complete Season 1 by Empire Cast". iTunes Store (US).
- ^ "A SPRAWLING EMPIRE: HOW FOX'S HIT TV SHOW AFFECTS MUSIC". nielsen. September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Top 50 Albums Chart". hitsdailydouble. HITS Digital Ventures. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c "EMPIRE CAST Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company (UK). Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Empire Cast Chart Album History Billboard". Billboard. Billboard (US). Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Original Soundtrack from Season 1 of Empire by Empire Cast". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "Certified Awards" (enter "Empire" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Empire (Original Soundtrack from Season 2), Vol. 1 by Empire Cast". iTunes Store (GB).
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Empire (Original Soundtrack) [Season 2] [Deluxe] Vol. 2 by Empire Cast". iTunes Store (GB).
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Empire: The Complete Season 2 by Empire Cast". iTunes Store (GB).
- ^ "EMPIRE: THE COMPLETE SEASON 2 by EMPIRE CAST". ACharts. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Empire Cast France Charts Positions". Les Charts. Lescharts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Empire Cast Chart Hot 100 History Billboard". Billboard. Billboard (US). Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hot R&B Songs: April 25, 2015". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-04.